[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  CipherWave [@Ciphercoop1](/creator/twitter/Ciphercoop1) on x XXX followers Created: 2025-07-18 17:08:05 UTC Epping protest: Police hunt thugs who hijacked peaceful demonstration outside migrant hotel sparking violent scenes A protest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Epping descended into violence - just days after two security guards were assaulted in a previous gathering. A crowd of men, some wearing masks and balaclavas, were seen squaring up to police officers, throwing bottles and jumping onto police vans on Thursday evening. (via Far-right activists with banners and loudspeakers had joined local residents, including women and children, gathered outside The Bell Hotel for the protest. Officers from Essex Police were mobilised as a counter-demonstration by Stand up to Racism was surrounded by groups of men. Some protesters were seen using fireworks and throwing eggs, as a section of High Road was closed for the safety of the public and those protesting. Essex Police confirmed several people had disrupted peaceful protests with projectiles and that it had identified several suspects it believed were responsible for damaging police vehicles, the hotel and assaulting officers. One police officer was left with a minor injury to their neck during the incident. The force said investigations are underway, with images circulated across its teams and to neighbouring police forces. Following the disruption outside the Bell Hotel, the police said they also faced “significant hostility” in Epping town centre, with both the Met Police and British Transport Police being called in to help respond.  XXX engagements  **Related Topics** [epping](/topic/epping) [Post Link](https://x.com/Ciphercoop1/status/1946255666416414833)
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Epping protest: Police hunt thugs who hijacked peaceful demonstration outside migrant hotel sparking violent scenes
A protest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Epping descended into violence - just days after two security guards were assaulted in a previous gathering.
A crowd of men, some wearing masks and balaclavas, were seen squaring up to police officers, throwing bottles and jumping onto police vans on Thursday evening. (via
Far-right activists with banners and loudspeakers had joined local residents, including women and children, gathered outside The Bell Hotel for the protest.
Officers from Essex Police were mobilised as a counter-demonstration by Stand up to Racism was surrounded by groups of men.
Some protesters were seen using fireworks and throwing eggs, as a section of High Road was closed for the safety of the public and those protesting.
Essex Police confirmed several people had disrupted peaceful protests with projectiles and that it had identified several suspects it believed were responsible for damaging police vehicles, the hotel and assaulting officers.
One police officer was left with a minor injury to their neck during the incident. The force said investigations are underway, with images circulated across its teams and to neighbouring police forces.
Following the disruption outside the Bell Hotel, the police said they also faced “significant hostility” in Epping town centre, with both the Met Police and British Transport Police being called in to help respond.
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